David Amess

David Amess (26 March 1952-) was the Conservative Party MP for Basildon from 9 June 1983 to 8 April 1997 (succeeding Harvey Proctor and preceding Angela Smith) and for Southend West from 1 May 1997 (succeeding Paul Channon).

Biography
David Amess was born in Plaistow, Essex, England in 1952, and he worked as a teacher and recruitment consultant before entering politics with the Conservative Party. He was first elected to Parliament in 1983 as MP for Basildon, and his constituency switched to Southend West in 1997. He supported a return to capital punishment, supported the MEK in Iran, supported the Iraq War, voted against intervention in the Syrian Civil War, and supported the ban on fox-hunting.